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Showing 24751 - 24772 of 32694Arizona Cardinals Get Big Airport Send-Off by Fans Before Heading to Tampa
An estimated 1,800 fans turned out at Sky Harbor airport this morning to give the Arizona Cardinals a rousing send-off on their way to Tampa Bay for the Super Bowl. The enthusiastic Cardinals supporters and their families, many holding homemade signs (or babies in cute, red jerseys) lined up near a Northwest Airlines jet…
Think Times Are Hard for the Suns? Try Loving the Washington Wizards, Phoenix’s Opponent Tonight.
In 2004-05, the Washington Wizards boasted the NBA’s most fearsome backcourt. Led by ex-UA Wildcat standout Gilbert Arenas, Antwan Jamison, and Larry Hughes, Washington earned a modest forty-five victories in the regular season, but turned heads during the NBA Playoffs with its first-round conquest of the Chicago Bulls (before being…
Suns Redeem Themselves vs. Atlanta After Stinking Against Charlotte
The Phoenix Suns longest road trip of the year was a disaster — until the Big Three (no, not those Big Three) found a way to win against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. We’re talking about Steve Nash, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Shaquille O’Neal. Nash played so brilliantly against the Hawks that we’ll…
Hot Links: Burglars Steal Dead Kids’ Donation Money; Home Depot to Cut 7,000 Jobs; Phoenix Leaves Lights On
Thieving bastards: Burglars cut through a restaurant wall to take donation money after a charity auction for two kids killed in a Mesa hit-and-run earlier this month. The screwdrivers are on aisle — heck if anyone’s going to know after Home Depot lays off 7,000 employees. Five out of five Western governors agree: Getting a huge pile of…
Eckerstrom Upsets Bivens for Dem Party Chair; Pullen Beats Back James Challenge for GOP Spot
Today saw a stunning political upset of an incumbent state party chair. And no it wasn’t AZ GOP Chairman Randy Pullen, who handily defeated rival Lisa James, 521 to 474 at the Republican reorganization meeting that took place at Camelback High School. Rather, the revolution occurred in the tony ballroom…
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Jan. 23 In Blogs: Super Bowl, Nik Richie, Miniature Tigers and More
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: In ESPN Super Bowl Blog, Lil Wayne Sides With State…
Four Light Rail Cars to be Wrapped with NBA Advertising
Four light rail cars will sport more color and flash after they’re wrapped with ads promoting the NBA’s upcoming 2009 All-Star game. Look for media coverage of the trains on Monday, when Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon introduces the first ad-covered car at the Metro Operations and Maintenance facility at 2:30 p.m. and…
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Where’s Seth Rogen When You Need Him? Photo Enforcement Tickets Tossed in Tucson Because Process Server Flaked
You may recall the Bird item I did a few weeks back that involved a process server who dressed up like a UPS delivery guy to serve a Redflex ticket. The situation brought to mind Seth Rogen’s stoner/process-server character in the film Pineapple Express who dons all kinds of disguises…
Photo Enforcement Vendor’s Survey Shows Huge Public Support for Speed and Red Light Cameras
A survey commissioned by a photo enforcement vendor shows huge public support for speed and red light cameras in Arizona despite new pushes to end the programs. You can read the results for yourself in two PDF documents from vendor American Traffic Solutions (a.k.a. ATS) here and here. Because we’re sticklers about such…
All Right, Who’s the Steelers Wise Guy?!
[jump] One of our quick-on-the-shutter colleagues saw this sign this morning on Rural Road in South Tempe. No idea who set it up, but someone oughta pull the plug on this thing…
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Conley Wolfswinkel Photo Contest: No Winner Yet, But We Hear That’s Lee Iacccoa in the Middle
So A source wrote in this morning to let us know the identities of most people in this old picture we found — and the one front and center is said to be none other than the former bailout baron of Chrysler, Lee Iacocca. Do we have confirmation by CIA…
KTAR Lip-Flapper Darrell Ankarlo: Photo Enforcement Scofflaw and “Illegal”
Wonder if Ankarlo’s new “speed camera mask” matches his ‘tarded helmet?Look, life is short. Too short to pay any more attention than necessary to wing-nut saliva jockey Darrell Ankkkarlo on KTAR 92.3 FM, winner of this year’s Best of Phoenix “Best Bigot” award. This wannabe Archie Bunker gets off on…
Suns Battle Old Pals Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and Joe Johnson in Charlotte Tonight and Atlanta Sunday
Charlotte’s Boris Diaw in his strange new role: starter. If Charlotte were Philly, the Phoenix Suns would be wise to beware of flying alkaline batteries and half-filled beer cups when they take the court against the Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena at 5 p.m. tonight. But North Carolina’s still part…
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Hot Links: Dying Trees; New Governor Tells Agencies to Stop Making Rules; Hundreds at Tucson Protest of Possible University Budget Cuts
The trees are dying: Researchers publish an article in Science magazine claiming global warming’s responsible for tree deaths from Arizona to Canada. It’s a free-for-all: Governor Jan Brewer tells state agencies to stop issuing new rules and regulations. Hundreds of people protested the possible cuts of university funds in Tucson — they…
Jan. 22 In Blogs: Obama Inauguration, Willie Nelson, One Dollar Subs and More
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Arizona State University Journalism Professor Estimates Only About 800,000 Attended…
Waiting for the Auditor General’s Report on David Hendershott, the RICO Money, and Hendy’s Honduran Project
Jabba the Hendershott, shortly after devouring Honduras.Will we ever find out for certain what Joe Arpaio’s Chief Deputy David Hendershott and his MCSO flunkies were doing down in Honduras in 2007 and 2008 training that country’s police force? And will there be any consequences for that boondoggle? If you’ll recall,…
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Have a Cardinal and a Smile: Wal-Mart Stockers Fan Football Fever With Clever Display
[jump] Who says there’s no art in Phoenix? Not the staff at the Wal-Mart at 24th Street and Baseline Road, who created this display of soda cans to celebrate the Arizona Cardinals awesome season…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Employee Scheduled for Hearing to Appeal $315,000 Fine for Illegal Donation
Have you forgotten about the illegal campaign donation that caused Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s politically minded employee, Captain Joel Fox, to get slapped with a $315,000 fine? We’re pretty sure it’s at the forefront of Fox’s mind. That’s a pretty big chunk of change for a mid-level county employee, and we wonder how in…
New Times Photo Contest: Name the People Next to Conley Wolfswinkel for Free Movie Tickets
We recently discovered this old picture of Conley Wolfswinkel having a cute little pool party, and since the portly developer is in the news today, we thought we’d share it with you. Trouble is, we’re not sure of the identity of the other swimmers. All we can say is that…
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Sonoran Alliance Discovers Anonymity Not Always So Great, After All
The one non-anonymous writer at the popular political blog Sonoran Alliance laments in a recent post that anonymity “provokes a temptation” in authors to insult people and lie. Those are two good reasons why New Times has busted the blog repeatedly on our site for allowing such liberal use of nameless…